Definition:
a. weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
Example:
It seemed like he was using any hook, no matter how flimsy, to justify the Wall Street bailout that the Washington and New York elite pushed through.
Sentence in Classic:
If he fled into a house his pursuer would smash in the flimsy door and follow him up the stairs, hitting every one who came within reach, and finally dragging his squealing quarry from under a bed or a pile of old clothes in a closet.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextThe smoke from the fire at times neglected the clay chimney and wreathed into the room, and this flimsy chimney of clay and sticks made endless threats to set ablaze the whole establishment.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
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